Employees in vocational industries are required to attain safety training certification in order to hold employment. Often these are common safety tickets that overlap between the industries; however, specific safety training certification may also be required depending on the given industry.
Common Safety Training:
WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
First Aid – Level A CPR – Emergency
First Aid – Level A CPR – Standard
FoodSafe
Bullying and Harassment
Mental Health & Wellness
Electrical Safety
Fall Prevention & Protection
Working in Confined Spaces
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
Wildlife Awareness
Handling Machinery & Equipment
Hearing Loss Prevention
Hidden Dangers
Workplace Rights & Responsibilities
Occupational Hazards
Safety on the Road
For Supervisors
Young and New Workers
Small Businesses
Return to Work
Safety Training Specific to Industry Needs
Agriculture
Injury prevention deals with such topics as pesticide storage, tractor rollovers and orchard ladder safety, and tractor and equipment safety.
Performing Arts & Film
Injury prevention covers areas such as hearing loss prevention, paint safety primer, atmospheric effects in the entertainment field (theatrical smoke and fog), working at heights, and ladder safety.
Construction
Safety training relates to the prevention of the top three injury types: falls, struck by/struck against, and overexertion (musculoskeletal injuries).
Commercial Fishing
Safety training covers areas such as dealing with hypothermia and survival in cold waters, personal protective equipment (PPE), and ship safety.
Forestry
Injury prevention covers such areas as falling and bucking, yarding and skidding, and log hauling.
Manufacturing
Injury prevention covers areas such as combustible dust, confined spaces, ergonomics, lockout, machinery and equipment (safeguarding), mobile equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), hearing protection, slips, trips and falls, and young worker.
Petroleum (Oil & Gas)
Certification is required in H2S Alive, Emergency First Aid – Level A CPR, and WHMIS. Other basic safety training courses include working in confined spaces, oilfield driver awareness, bear awareness, and petroleum safety training.
